New York Times and other outlets sue web browser Brave over alleged content scraping
The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Daily News, and Orlando Sentinel have filed lawsuits against Brave Software. The publishers allege the company scraped copyrighted articles to train AI and distributed that content to customers, including Perplexity and Anthropic. The lawsuits further claim Brave enabled users to bypass publisher paywalls. These outlets argue Brave plundered their journalism to fuel its search API and AI answers, effectively reselling their intellectual property to AI giants.
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- ✓ The New York Times, Daily News, Chicago Tribune, and Orlando Sentinel have sued Brave Software.
- ✓ The lawsuits allege Brave scraped copyrighted articles to train AI and distribute content to customers.
- ✓ Brave is accused of allowing users to bypass publisher paywalls.
- ✓ The publishers claim Brave provided scraped content to AI firms including Anthropic and Perplexity.
What changed
Four US newspapers filed lawsuits against Brave Software for copyright infringement and paywall circumvention.
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New York Times and Other Newspapers Sue Brave Software Over AI Scraping
The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Daily News, and Orlando Sentinel have filed lawsuits against Brave Software. The publishers allege the company scraped copyrighted articles to train AI and distributed that content to customers, including Perplexity and Anthropic. The lawsuits further claim Brave enabled users to bypass publisher paywalls. These outlets argue Brave plundered their journalism to fuel its search API and AI answers, effectively reselling their intellectual property to AI giants.
Why it matters
This legal action targets the intersection of web browsing, AI training, and digital subscriptions. It highlights a growing conflict between content creators and AI companies over the unauthorized use of copyrighted data. The outcome may determine how AI search tools can access paywalled news content.
What is confirmed
- The New York Times, Daily News, Chicago Tribune, and Orlando Sentinel have sued Brave Software.
- The lawsuits allege Brave scraped copyrighted articles to train AI and distribute content to customers.
- Brave is accused of allowing users to bypass publisher paywalls.
- The publishers claim Brave provided scraped content to AI firms including Anthropic and Perplexity.
What to watch next
- Brave Software's legal response to the copyright infringement claims
- Court rulings on whether scraping for AI search constitutes fair use
- Evidence regarding the specific financial terms of Brave's API sales to AI firms
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- New York Daily News — Tech company Brave plundered Daily News' content and resold it to A.I. giants: copyright lawsuit
- MLex — Brave faces US infringment, circumvention claims for AI copying from New York Times
- Orlando Sentinel — Tech company Brave plundered Orlando Sentinel’s content and resold it to A.I. giants: copyright lawsuit
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